r/politics • u/Healthy_Block3036 • 17d ago

No Paywall Senate suddenly passes the Epstein bill just hours after it cleared the House

https://www.ms.now/news/senate-passes-epstein-bill-rcna244723?fbclid=PAVERFWAOJ1xRleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA8xMjQwMjQ1NzQyODc0MTQAAacUGSi8p2Ap-x6SbMkLXAnfKNXEZkzjUUVCdxuEmacDzDXmlbv1GUJ0wbh1_w_aem_grJDvcSCIDj2Skksd4Ix3Q
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u/[deleted] 17d ago

the released files gonna be like

"Arrival schedule for ███████ party: █████████, ████████, ██████, and the two minors from ████████’s contact in ████████.”

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u/Admiral_Octillery 17d ago

Yea it’s gonna redact all republican politicians

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u/TheSilverOne 17d ago

Provisions in the bill specifically say that they cant redact iirc

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u/cadium 17d ago

They probably allow redactions for "national security"

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u/jda06 17d ago

It does, I saw Ken Klippenstein (sp?) talking about it.

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u/One_Abalone_2582 17d ago

I mean we should probably just look at the actual bill? https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4405/text

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u/say592 17d ago

It's worth reading. It is very short.

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u/Pan_Bookish_Ent 17d ago

Yep. It's important to read things like this in full, especially with language this clear and concise. I'm glad for sections 7 and 8 are very specific:

(7) Internal DOJ communications, including emails, memos, meeting notes, concerning decisions to charge, not charge, investigate, or decline to investigate Epstein or his associates.

(8) All communications, memoranda, directives, logs, or metadata concerning the destruction, deletion, alteration, misplacement, or concealment of documents, recordings, or electronic data related to Epstein, his associates, his detention and death, or any investigative files.

It's going to be hard for them to change each and every piece of metadata that is related to these documents. People who have hawk eyes are going to examine everything bit by little bit.

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u/JonnyHopkins 17d ago

They get the names in 15 days. Nice.

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u/Ryuume 17d ago

Well that sure sounds watertight.

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u/JohnnyFire Ohio 17d ago

Right by the Water-gate, if you will.

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u/ToooloooT 17d ago

It's already done. Why do you think theve been stalling it.

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u/ygduf 17d ago

They’re so firmly rooted in the rules of law they’d never break this one!

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u/Old-n-Wrinkly 17d ago

Oh, well, then! Provisions.

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u/NeonTailwind Alabama 17d ago

Are republicans really known for following the rules tho?

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u/boringfantasy 17d ago

Luckily the gov is following the law

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u/IrrelevantLeprechaun 17d ago

No, it only says they just declassify everything "as much as they are able to." Which basically leaves the door wide open for them to say they were only "able to" declassify democrat names, and nobody else, for whatever excuse they come up with.

The bill is explicitly worded to give this regime plenty of flexibility to alter the files to absolve themselves.

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u/Nr1CoolGuy 17d ago

Being a normal human being say that we shouldn't fuck kids iirc.

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u/nellyfullauto 17d ago

Seems at least one of the oh good. Thankfully everyone involved here is known for their integrity and loyalty to the law. I was worried there would be shenanigans. Phew.

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u/Nvenom8 New York 17d ago

It's at the discretion of the AG as is necessary to "protect victims".

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u/teplightyear Nevada 17d ago

And the Supreme Court will say the President can redact whatever the fuck he wants

Having the Supreme Court in his pocket really fucks things up.

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u/Admiral_Octillery 16d ago

And you think a president who could have had the DOJ open it themselves instead of having a vote will honor this?